May I Speak with the Enemy?
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| Spanish | ¿Es el enemigo? La película de Gila |
| Directed by | Alexis Morante |
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| Based on | El libro de Gila. Antología cómica de obra y vida by Miguel Gila |
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| Cinematography | Carlos García de Dios |
| Edited by | José M. G. Moyano |
| Music by | Miguel Santos |
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| Distributed by | Filmax |
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| Language | Spanish |
May I Speak With the Enemy? (Spanish: ¿Es el enemigo? La película de Gila) is a 2024 tragicomedy film directed by Alexis Morante starring Óscar Lasarte as comedian Miguel Gila.
Plot
[edit]The plot explores the beginnings of comedian Miguel Gila, when the life of a young Miguel in 1936 Madrid is upended by the outbreak of the Civil War, managing to survive misfortunes, the trenches, the firing squad and prison.[1][2]
Cast
[edit]- Óscar Lasarte as Miguel Gila[3]
- Carlos Cuevas as Pedro[4]
- Salva Reina as Cabo[4]
- Iván Villanueva as maestro[4]
- Antonio Bachiller as Ginés[4]
- Natalia de Molina as Rosa[4]
- David Elvira as Pantxo[4]
- Adelfa Calvo as abuela[4]
- Ramón Ibarra as abuelo[4]
- Vicente Romero as teniente Villegas[4]
- Guiomar Puerta as Patricia[4]
- Nagore Andrés as Maruja[4]
- Iñigo Aranburu as Antonio[4]
- Paulo Pires as general[4]
- Pedro Casablanc as coronel Salgado[4]
Production
[edit]Inspired by the book El libro de Gila. Antología cómica de obra y vida and based on a story by Alexis Morante and José Alba, the screenplay was written by Morante and Raúl Santos.[5][1] The film was produced by Pecado Films, Arcadia Motion Pictures and Philmo Capital AIE alongside Nu Boyana Portugal and it had the participation of RTVE, Movistar Plus+, Canal Sur, 3Cat, funding from ICAA and the involvement of CreaSGR.[6] Shooting locations in Biscay included Durango, that stood in for Madrid, and the forest of Otzarreta.[7]
Release
[edit]The film was at the 72nd San Sebastián International Film Festival on 26 September 2024.[8] It is scheduled to be released theatrically in Spain on 13 December 2024 by Filmax.[6][4]
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ a b Rivera, Alfonso (21 March 2024). "Gila: ¿es el enemigo?, a la sala de montaje". Cineuropa.
- ^ Hopewell, John (14 May 2024). "Filmax Swoops on 'May I Speak With the Enemy' (Exclusive)". Variety.
- ^ Jaramillo, David (30 March 2024). "Termina el rodaje de "Gila: ¿Es el enemigo?", los inicios de un genio del humor". La Razón.
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o "¿Es el enemigo? La película de Gila". Filmax. Retrieved 11 August 2024.
- ^ "Finaliza el rodaje de 'Gila: ¿Es el enemigo?', participada por RTVE". rtve.es. 19 March 2024.
- ^ a b "Gila: ¿es el enemigo?". Academia de las Artes y las Ciencias Cinematográficas de España. 18 March 2024.
- ^ "Alexis Morante concluye el rodaje de '¿Es el enemigo?', una película sobre la vida del humorista Miguel Gila". Europa Sur. Grupo Joly. 18 March 2024.
- ^ "RTVE presenta en el Festival de San Sebastián '¿Es el enemigo? La película de Gila'". rtve.es. 26 September 2024.
- 2024 films
- 2024 comedy-drama films
- 2020s Spanish films
- 2020s Spanish-language films
- Arcadia Motion Pictures films
- Filmax films
- Films about comedians
- Films set in 1936
- Films set in Madrid
- Films shot in the Basque Country (autonomous community)
- Pecado Films films
- Portuguese comedy-drama films
- Spanish comedy-drama films
- Spanish-language comedy-drama films
- Spanish Civil War films
- Tragicomedy films
- 2020s Portuguese films